GRE Word List
PHYSIOGNOMY
the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
The meaning of the word physiognomy is the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |